Women's Swimming Wins ACC Title

Official Release
UVa Athletic Media Relations

The Virginia women's swimming and diving team won the 2008 ACC Championship in spectacular fashion Saturday, besting second-place North Carolina by 228 points on the campus of Georgia Tech. This marks Virginia's sixth ACC women's championship, with the last coming in 2004. Virginia finished the four-day competition with 800 points; North Carolina was second (572) while Florida State placed third (544.5).

UVa comes home with three relay titles and three individual titles; all the individual titles were won by freshmen.

Rookie Liz Shaw was the epitome of dominance in the 200 fly on the final day of the event, setting her second ACC meet record in the preliminaries and then breaking it later in the finals. Her winning time of 1:56.07 also broke the conference record she set earlier in the season in the dual meet against North Carolina. Shaw automatically qualified for NCAAs. Hannah Davis, Stephanie Glover, Megan Evo, and Jessica Lewis teamed up to set a conference record and an ACC meet record in the 400 free relay, finishing in 3:18.69 to capture the crown. That time was just .3 seconds short of an NCAA 'A' standard.

In the 200 back, Mei Christensen put in a solid performance, placing second and automatically qualifying for NCAAs with a time of 1:56.27

Get the full results in PDF format at Virginiasports.com

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

Football recruiting ...

There was a nice turnout of 2009 recruits for Sunday's junior day atVirginia. So far, we have caught up with Liberty (Bealeton, VA) safety Corey Lillard, Sherando (Stephens City, VA) quarterback Ross Metheny, Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield, PA) quarterback Tom Savage, and Brookville (Lynchburg, VA) quarterback/athlete Logan Thomas. Stay tuned for Edge updates on each of these prospects over the next few days.

Of the four prospects mentioned above, Virginia has offered three. Lillard and Thomas had offers prior to the visit, while the 6'5", 220-pound Savage left Charlottesville with an offer. Metheny, a 6'3" lefty signal caller, did not receive an offer but had a great experience and received high compliments from the staff.

Other prospects confirmed to have been in attendance include Meadowbrook (Richmond, VA) offensive lineman Morgan Moses, Harrisonburg (VA) running back Alex Owah, and George Washington (Danville, VA) running back David Wilson. Certainly there were many more juniors in attendance, so stay tuned for more updates throughout the week.

At least two prospects did not make the trek to Charlottesville. Lackey (Indian Head, MD) cornerback Darrell Givens and Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA) offensive lineman/defensive lineman Brennan Williams were not able to attend, but Givens plans to reschedule and Williams has already visited UVa on two occasions. Stay tuned for updates on these two this week.

Basketball recruiting ...

As expected, Holy Cross (Flushing, N.Y.) guard/forward Sylven Landesberg was named to the 2008 McDonald's All-American team. Landesberg, who is UVa's most highly rated recruit in the 2008 class, was also named the Catholic High School Athletic Association Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He earned the Player of the Year nod over Rice (New York, N.Y.) guard Kemba Walker, a fellow McDonald's All-American who signed with UConn last November.

The CHSAA intersectional playoffs begin this week. Holy Cross will play on Friday against the winner of the St. Francis Prep/St. Peter's game.

DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO) captured the Class 5, District 3 Championship with a 70-54 win over Ritenour on Saturday. Led by Virginia recruit John Brandenburg, who finished with 21 points, the Spartans outscored the Huskies 36-15 in the first two quarters and never relinquished.

Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting.

Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...

O'Hara Star QB to Visit UVa
6-5, 220-pound Cardinal O'Hara (Philadelphia, PA) quarterback Tom Savage plans to be in Charlottesville on Sunday for the University of Virginia's football junior day. Savage, a top prospect who holds about 15 Division 1A scholarship offers according to Cardinal O'Hara head coach Dan Algeo, expects to return home on Sunday with a new offer in the fold.

"Baby D" Coming Off Huge Junior Season
Phoebus (Hampton, VA) junior Dominik "Baby D" Davenport is, quite simply, a football player. Possessing a great knowledge and feel for the game, he is affectionately referred to as "Coach Davenport" by his fellow teammates. The 6-1, 240-pound prospect has earned the respect of opposing coaches as well, as he was recently named second-team offensive guard and first-team defensive lineman by the Virginia High School Coach Associatio

A Look Inside Steve Greer's Recruiting Process
On January 31st, hours after returning from an official visit to the University of Virginia, Solon (OH) linebacker Steve Greer made a verbal commitment to head coach Al Groh. He would sign a letter of intent with UVa on February 6th, marking the end of a long recruiting process for the 6-2, 218-pound prospect. To take a deeper look into Greer's recruiting process, TheSabre.com caught up with Solon head coach Jim McQuaide.

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• Top Targets Slated to Visit on Sunday
• Top CB Givens Holds 11 Offers
• GW's Wilson One of the State's Best

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Must-Read Article

730: The magic number. After four years and 124 starts, that number, and the ACC career assists record, was Sharneé Zoll's. Zoll managed seven assists in Virginia's Thursday night 83-71 victory over Clemson, moving her past former UVa great Dawn Staley to the top of the ACC all-time career assists list. Zoll's performance gives her 731 assists for her career. Number 730 came early in the second half, as Zoll executed a beautiful alley-oop to Monica Wright amidst huge cheers and a standing ovation from the crowd and the bench.

"Words can't describe what a dream this has been," Virginia Coach Debbie Ryan said. "I've gotten a chance to coach two of the greatest players in women's college basketball history, Sharneé and Dawn. I'm blessed and honored to be their coach. I'm sure Sharneé watched Dawn growing up, and with her as a model, she's going to be an incredible person and player."

Read the full story (Sharneé Zoll: History In The Making) at Virginiasports.com

Spring Game Answers

Some posters on the message boards have asked about the date of the spring football game in recent days. The answer to that question was originally buried near the end of the 2008 fall schedule announcement. The 2008 Virginia Spring Football Festival will take place Saturday, April 12 at Scott Stadium. Admission and parking for the event are free. Gates open at noon for fans to enjoy interactive games. The Virginia football team will take the field at 2 p.m.

Stay tuned to The Sabre for news on the start of spring practice and open practice dates for fans.

License Plate section is up in Wahoowa!

A few weeks ago, SabreMail made a request for anyone who had license plates that reflected your status as a Hoo fan. The responses have started to trickle in and the Plates Photos are up and running the Wahoowa! section of the site. The Wahoowa! section of the Sabre is dedicated to all things associated with UVa Fan-dom. There are various fan-related areas including desktop wallpaper, Fan of the Week photos, V-Sabres Worldwide, and more. If you have suggestions for new and interesting things in the Wahoowa! section, please email us at [email protected] with the header: Wahoowa! suggestion.

We'd like to keep adding photos to the section so if your license plate shows that you're a Hoo fan, let us know so we can include you in our gallery. All you need to do is snap a picture of your license plate and email a jpeg version of the photo to [email protected] with the email header: License Plate Photo.

Newslink - Your One Stop Shop for UVa News

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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

• No. 17 Baseball Earns Four-Game Sweep over Lehigh: Virginia finished off a four-game sweep of Lehigh with a 6-1 win Sunday in the second game of a doubleheader at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers allowed just four runs in the series while outscoring the Mountain Hawks 27-4.
• Virginia Falls At No. 12 Duke, 78-70: Monica Wright scored 23 points to lead Virginia, but the Cavaliers fell to Duke, 78-70, Sunday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Aisha Mohammed added 18 points and 14 rebounds for UVa.
• Cavalier Men's Tennis Sweeps Doubleheader: The Virginia men's tennis team opened a four-game homestand with a doubleheader sweep Saturday at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers downed No. 39 Old Dominion 7-0 in the first match before topping Boston College 6-1 in the nightcap.
• Virginia Holds Off Stony Brook in 15-13 Win: Virginia scored the final two goals of the game to gain a hard fought 15-13 win over Stony Brook Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium. The win is the second in a row for the third-ranked Cavaliers, while the Seawolves dropped their season opener. Danny Glading paced the Cavalier offense with a career-high five goals and three assists for eight total points, also a career best. Garrett Billings had his second three-goal game in a row.
• Cavaliers Nipped by No. 22 Maryland 16-15: The Virginia wrestling team (18-5, 3-2 ACC) stood toe-to-toe with the No. 22 Maryland Terrapins (15-4, 5-0 ACC) in Memorial Gymnasium as both teams won five of the ten bouts contested, but the visitors edged the Cavaliers 16-15 on the strength of a major decision in the match. "It was the craziest, most intense dual meet I've ever been involved in," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "I had people come up to me after the match saying it was the most intense match they have ever seen. But it was an absolute heartbreaker for us. If this doesn't show our guys they can win the ACC title, then nothing will. Maryland is an awesome team and we went toe-to-toe with them.
• Fifth-Ranked Lady Vols Down Virginia 5-1: The Virginia softball team (2-8) wrapped up play at the Tennessee Classic Sunday, dropping a 5-1 game to the fifth-ranked Lady Vols. Lindsey Preuss hit her second home run of the Tennessee Classic and her fourth of the year, while teammate Kelly Haller went 3-for-3 at the plate with three singles against UT.
• Cavaliers' Upset Bid of Tennessee Falls Short: The Virginia women's tennis team had its four match winning streak snapped Sunday afternoon with a 4-3 loss to No. 23 Tennessee at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers' upset bid fell short as they fall to 5-4 on the season.

For more Hoo news or to read full releases, check out Virginiasports.com.

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Issue No. 232 - March 10, 2006

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) defensive back Dom Joseph verbally committed to UVa last Friday, becoming the second player to commit to the Hoos in the 2007 recruiting class.

Joseph is a 6-0, 190-pound prospect who has played safety his sophomore and junior seasons. As a junior, he tallied a total of six interceptions on the year including two in one game. Joseph, who had interest from other schools such as Boston College, Iowa and Pitt, is being recruited by Virginia as a cornerback, which is the position he wanted to play coming into high school.

Joseph excels in baseball as well and hopes to play both football and baseball at Virginia. He plays centerfield for the Roman Catholic varsity squad.

Joseph is not only the second player to commit overall, but he is the second player projected on the defensive side of the ball. UVa's first commitment was from Woodside (Newport News, Va.) inside linebacker prospect Jared Detrick. Detrick is a 6-2, 230-pound player with good athleticism.

Coming Soon

The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:

• Position Reviews JHoo breaks down the situation at the various positions on the Virginia football team.
• Miami The Sabre provides coverage of the Hoos' next basketball game.
• Team Outlooks The Sabre continues to provide coverage of the spring sports teams.

In Case You Missed It ...

Sabre articles since the last SabreMail

Defensive Effort Helps Hoos Top NCSU
The Virginia men's basketball team dominated the defensive end of the floor for the first 20 minutes - including six first-half steals from Sean Singletary - and visiting N.C. State never fully recovered Sunday as the Cavaliers took the 78-60 victory. Just how dominant was the first-half performance? Heck, it even impressed Dave Leitao, a notorious stickler when it comes to defense.

UVa Edges Stony Brook
After the Virginia men's lacrosse team knocked off Drexel to open the season, all memories of the last-second 11-10 defeat to Drexel at the beginning of last season seemed to fade. After Stony Brook recovered from a 9-2 deficit on Saturday to knot the score at 12 late in the third period, however, one could not help but replay last season's upset once more. The Cavaliers, however, showed a resiliency late that may have finally put that upset to rest for good, as Virginia ultimately triumphed 15-13.

Quick Take With Ted Angelinos
The Virginia men's tennis team is off to a roaring start in 2008, posting an 11-0 record thus far while owning the nation's No. 1 ranking. The Hoos won the ITA National Team Indoor Tournament earlier this week. Among the many stars on the roster is senior Ted Angelinos, who has been a huge part of the Cavaliers' success with a record of 8-0 in singles and 6-2 in doubles. The Sabre caught up with the Greece native for a quick take on men's tennis.

5 Questions For O'Connor's Cavs
The Virginia baseball team is coming off another NCAA Tournament season - the fourth consecutive tourney season under Brian O'Connor. But for the fourth time in as many years, the Wahoos failed to advance to an NCAA Super Regional. The Hoos fell to eventual National Champion Oregon State, handing the Beavers their only NCAA Tournament loss as OSU claimed back-to-back College World Series titles.

Best Seat In The House: Bob Pruett
Virginia welcomed coach Bob Pruett to the football program last week when he was announced as the new defensive coordinator for the Cavaliers. Pruett most recently was the head coach at Marshall, directing the Thundering Herd to a 94-23 record (.803) over nine seasons. Pruett joined Jay James on The Best Seat in the House to talk about UVa, his coaching career, his relationship with Al Groh, and more. Check out the free audio interview.

Weymouth, Draws To Play Key Roles
The Virginia women's lacrosse team opened its season with a 14-6 win over in-state rival Virginia Tech on Wednesday. Julie Myers' Cavaliers showed just how much depth and talent they have in the fold as nine different players posted points in the victory. Jenny Hauser and Ashley McCulloch led the way with 4 points each while Megan O'Malley and Brittany Kalkstein contributed 3 goals each.

Photo Gallery: Virginia Vs. UNC
After slumping for much of 2008, the Virginia men's basketball team nearly upset North Carolina and won at Boston College. Sean Singletary and the Hoos will try to keep the positive momentum rolling tonight against Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Get ready for the ACC contest with this photo gallery of UVa against UNC.

Best Seat In The House: Brian Boland
The Virginia men's tennis team claimed the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Monday, becoming the first ACC school and just the 11th different program ever to win the 34-year event. Coach Brian Boland joined Jay James on The Best Seat in the House this week to talk about the title, his No. 1 Cavaliers (11-0), and this weekend's matches. Check out the free audio.

Goal-Oriented Cavs Open Season
"We want to win a national championship," says senior captain Megan O'Malley. "We came so close last year and that's not good enough for us. We want to fight and work that much harder to get back to where we were but actually finish it this year and win a title." And with that goal firmly in mind, the Virginia women's lacrosse team opens the 2007 season.

FanWatch: UVA91 DUKE89's Streak Grows
David Scott, UVA91 DUKE89, attends James Madison University in Harrisonburg, but on most Saturdays in the fall, his heart lies eastward. That's because Scott has been a life-long UVa fan and he passionately supports the Hoos, particularly during football season. In fact, he hasn't missed a Virginia home football game since 1994, a streak that he doesn't see ending any time soon.

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